KSCB110 Specialized reading in Chinese I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Roman Shapiro, PhD (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Roman Shapiro, PhD
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Roman Shapiro, PhD
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KSCA021 Reading in Chinese II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to apply the knowledge acquired when reading unknown texts in Chinese; the emphasis will be put on understanding of sentence structure, gradual building of students' vocabulary, and learning traditional forms of characters.
Syllabus
  • Readings texts will be made available on the pages of this course. Thematical readings in: 1. political news
  • 2. economic news
  • 3. literary texts
  • 4. texts on Chinese culture
  • 5. texts on Chinese society
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠVARNÝ, Oldřich and David UHER. Prozodická gramatika čínštiny (Prosodical Grammar of Chinese). 1st ed. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014, 163 pp. ISBN 80-244-4205-1. info
  • Contemporary Chinese dictionary :Chinese-English edition. Edited by Yuan Ling. [Beijing: Waiyu jiaoxue yu yanjiu chubanshe], 2002, 2698 s. ISBN 7560031951. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught online (distance learning). - students' home preparation includes: acquiring of new vocabulary, preparation for the text translation - the course has a seminar layout: reading and transaltion of the text, explanation of new grammar, interpretation of cultural realia in the texts, the check of students' home preparation
Assessment methods
Course completion is conditioned with regular attendance (max. 2 skipped classes tolerated), home preparation, active participation, and the passing of a final text.
Evaluation: regular testing of new vocabulary (min.60%), or of new grammar; reading comprehension questions during the class.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
The texts will be provided online in the learning materials section.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2020.
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